{"product_id":"where-a-poet-might-rome-christopher-smith-9798269037523","title":"Where A Poet Might Rome: The Eternal City of Martial's Epigrams","description":"In this Latin poetry commentary, journey through the markets, taverns, and alleys of ancient Rome as the Roman epigrammatist Martial acclaims, excoriates, mocks, and lauds all sorts of characters from the everyday citizens to the emperor himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDesigned for high school or college instructors and students, this reader has over 140 of Martial's epigrams, each complete with full Latin text, accompanying vocabulary list, and grammar notes, all designed to be viewable on the same page. There is also a full English translation of each poem, as well as a list of rhetorical devices and grammatical constructions covered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe format of this commentary echoes that of \"Pharr styled\" Latin commentaries for students also made popular by Geoffrey Steadman and Barbara Weiden Boyd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798269037523\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Christopher Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852680474879,"sku":"9798269037523","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/where-a-poet-might-rome-christopher-smith-9798269037523","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}